Welsh Liberal Democrats Councillor for Cwmbwrla Ward, City and County of Swansea - Visit my main website at www.peterblack.wales

Monday, April 18, 2016

Labour's fast food mystery

A very peculiar row has broken out within the Labour Party over an apparent snub to fast food giant, McDonalds.

The Independent reports that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been branded a “snob” by one of his own
backbenchers after it was claimed the burger chain was banned from the party's
autumn conference.

They say that McDonalds wanted to pay £30,000 to have a display stand promoting British farm
produce at this year’s conference in Liverpool, but was turned down.

McDonalds have already been approved to display the "interactive experience" at the Conservative and the SNP conferences this September.

This decision has angered Labour MP, Wes Streeting.

He told the media that he was “exasperated” that the party “would throw away £30,000 worth of sponsorship like this”:He said: "It smacks of a snobby attitude towards fast-food restaurants and people who work or eat at them."In what has been interpreted as a dig at Mr Corbyn’s long-standing
vegetarianism, he added: "McDonald’s may not be the trendy falafel bar
that some people in politics like to hang out at but it's enjoyed by
families across the country."

DISCLAIMER

The views on this website are personal and should not be assumed to reflect the policy of the Welsh Liberal Democrats or the Liberal Democrats. I do not accept any responsibility for the content of any websites linked from this blog nor should such be implied by my linking to them. Links exist to provide a wider experience of politics and life on the internet or to reciprocate for links here. The views of those commenting on posts are those of them alone. They are published to provoke debate and their publication should not be takem as an endorsement by me.

Published and promoted by Peter Black, 115 Cecil Street, Manselton, Swansea, SA5 8QL on behalf of himself

Hosted (printed) by Blogger.com (Google.inc) of 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 who are not responsible for any of the contents of these posts.